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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-15
MUSTERED OUT.

BUcK.-At the Athens (O.) Insane Aylum July T.
Col VIM. q. Buck, aged 50. He a native OF
Germany. He was enrolled private in Co. b
39th Ohio; was appointed Sergeant at the OTgan-
izatiOn of the company and served as an enlisted
man until after the capture of New Madrid. lie
won repeated promotion by faithful Service was
commissioned Second Lieutenant March TO- 1852:
First Lieutenant July l. 1862; Captain MAY 10 1854
and Lieutenant Colonel May IS lS6j. Hs received
two severe wounds during his service. The second
was the cause of his capture and of service OF nine
months as a prisoner in AndersOnville Prison. He
was mustered out on Surgeon certificate of disabi-
ty May 10 1862 He was Assistant SeTgeant-at-AFDs
and Postmaster Of the Ohio House OF Representa-
tives. and repeatedly a Route Agent in the Postal
Service serving IN this capacity when he was remOv
ed by President Cleveland Early in 1885 the priva
tons of his four years haTdshiDs began to tell ON
his constitution, and he showed symptoms Of mem
tai failure, which proved to be sofening Of the
brain, In the Summer ne stricken with pa
ralysis, and for a time was helpless. When he had
partially recovered, his mind and memory
gone.
HUGLrrz.-Near Tobias. Neb., Aug %. Philip C.
Hubtz, aged AZ. He enlisted in Co. c. TIN Ill.,
Cav, and served three years. He enthusi-
astlc Oak. man, and n member OF j. w. Moore
house Post.
Observation-Disclosures Donohue. 1st o. s Engi-
). O., Sept. g.
WEAvER.-At New MiddIetown, Ind. Aug. 10,
jacob Weaver, Co. ID. 18th Ind. Cav. aged 20 Com
rade Weaver suffered long with that dreadful dis
ease, consumption. He received a pension few
days before his DEATH and leaves his family in
Portable circumstances.
ALBIN.-Near New Albany Ind VIM. r. Albin.
Co. ID, bah Ind. Cav, aged 10.
HOLLIDAY.-At Creston, Iowa, Aug o. Thomas
j. Holiday, Co. G., ssth Ohio, after protracted i'll
ness incurred in the army.
GLAss.-Killed by being thrown from a wagon
at MOntezuma, Iowa, Aug IS, James Glass, Co. G.,
9Th Ohio Cav. The funeral was under the auspices
of Wisner Post, No. l27, Department of Iowa, VI
which he a worthy member.
GRIFFTFH.-Maj. John Griffith died in Pough-
keepsie, ". Y, sept. o aged So. He enlisted in the
United States Army on Jan. %. 1885, az Philadel-
phia. for five years. He was private of Co. G.,
9th Inf. He served five years in the Black Hawk
Indian war and was wounded at Fort Brook,
Florida, ball passing through his body. lie was
discharged Jan. %, 1855 and the following NOvem-
Der he re-enlised at jefferson Barracks, Mo-, for
three years in Co. b, 5th Inf. He served his time
and was honOrably discharged. On April 5, lS47,
he again enlisted and served in the Mexican war
with distinction. He discharged when his
time expired but again enlisted at West Point. He
served % years ArmOrer for the militia of POugh-
keepsie and during that time he went into the wax
of the rebellion with the Ellsworth Guard.
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PERSONAL.

COmrade Charles II. Coon, ex- Secretary of the
Treasury, IS cruising among the Thousand Islands.
Gen. Ben. Butler still suffers somewhat from pain
in the arm that was injured by fall last Spring.
Miss Catherine Miller has presented to Capt Dom
adsOn. Superintendent of Antietam National Gene
terry, the sword by her father the late Col
John Miller, of Sharpsburg. Md. during the war OF
1872, in order that il might be placed i'm the mu-
scum of relics
Col. Robert G.. Tngerson has been having a very
pleasant sojOurn at Saratoga He is enthusiastic
lover of hOrse-raeing and was regular attendant
at the Saratoga course up to the last day of the
meeting. Somebody recently asked him to spend
the morning at the lake. Cant do It." he re-
Piled Must go to the races where shall endeavOr
TO win enough to pay my board bill. IL have bad
luck to-day and tomorrow, the last day of the
races fear shall have to remain in Saratoga all
Winter IL may be remarked that the races are
over and Col. Ingersoll is still in Saratoga.
The Republicans Of Lucas County o. have three
good soldiers on their County ticket John +.
Bronson, for County Clerk, enlisted at the age OF
is In the 18th Ohio. He shot through both legs
before Atlanta, losing the right by amputation
above the knee. He has been nine times elected
Clerk Of the Police Court of Toledo. Warren w.
Cook, nominated for County Commissioner served
IN the 10th N. Y. Cav, and aferward raised q COM
pany fer the IS2d Ohio, in which he served till the
close of the war. Dr. w. w. CuIIson, the eandi-
date for Sheriff, served in the SD Ohio.
Gen. ". A. Miles was thrown from a tally-ho
coach near Los Angeles, Cal, on the evening OF
Aug. 80, and had his right leg fractured at the
ankle.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., SEPTEMBER is, 1857.
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

IN THE T-ALLEK-The Shenandoah Cam
paign OF 1862. By Gen. Henry Capeha'f,
Fargo, OAK.
EARLY VAR TIMES. - An Interesting
sketch Of The Ringgold Light Artillery By
james d. Cog, PHILADELPHIA, Pa
THE REGULARS.-LOyalty Of the Rank and
File ia 1861. By Frank T. COmmdgere.
TIE RETIRED Interesting. facts con-
corning The retired officers Of the army and
Macy Bg Frank D. Commagere.
THE COKFEDERATES IN ARIZONA
Operations ia the Far Vest by j. C. Hail.
Waliingford, Conn.
ACROSS THE PLATNS.-A Narrative Of a
Wild Western Trip an 1867. By w. Thorn
Ton PARKER late Acting Assistant Surgeon
Us. A.. Newport, II. T.
V'ADDELL FARM-AR account Of a Brisk
Arkansas Fight By Albert @. Bracket
Colonel, Sd Z. S. CdU., Fort DGUis, Tea.
ON 10 RICHMOHD.-A Graphic Narratiuc
of Capture and Captivity. by George b,
Oraartord, Co. G, Isl w. "a, U'ellsbUg, W. Va
TANDERTEER'S BRIG1DE-Hs Gallant
Conduct al Chicl0mauga. ByS p Zelring
%. II. 35h Ohio, Ge17aantotoR, o.
HlVKENSS ZOUATES.-TE First Bago
net Charge By J. H. T. WAaaey, Sergeant
Co. b, 9h n L., Nelr York City.
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THE EXPENSE.

To great majority of the comrades the
expense of visit to st. Louis has been made
quite moderate. A radius of go miles from
the city will take in between 100000 and
20O, 900 Of them. For these the railroad fare
will not exceed S.. If they care to, they can
make another So bill pay all their expenses
while in the city. Substantial meals and
comfortable beds-good enough for anybody
can be had very reasonable. If man
wants to live on 81 or less day he can do
it, and have just as much pleasure as those
who spend 20 times as much. The display,
the parade, the Reunions, the Encampment,
the wonderful Examinations, and all the
show and pageantry of the occasion will be
ofjust as much interest and enjoyment to the
comraae who is spending 81 day as TO the
one who is spending $50 He will hear just as
much, see just as much, be just as welcome,
and have just as much share in every thing
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THE people of Georgia are agitating the
building of a home for the disabled rebel
soldiers of the State Several influential
papers are supporting the project, and it will
probably succeed. Undoubtedly these poor
men ought to be comfortably provided for.
They were deluded by JEFF Davis and his
traitorous accomplices into making war upon
the Government, and they fought long and
hard for what they in their ignorance be-
lieved to be right. As substantially the
whole body of the people of the State aided,
abetted and sympathized with the cause for
which they fought, they are in honor bound
to protect the men who fought their battles
for them against the want which has re-
suited from the strains and hardships OF
service in the field. If the expense of sup
porting these poor men in their old age could
fall upon the shareholders and politicians
for whom they fought, nothing could be too
sumptuous for them. They ought to be
boarded at the best hotel to be found in the
State, and have every want anticipated by
obsequious servants. But it Will have to be
borne by a mass of people who were as badly
deluded by the denagogs as the soldiers
were, and by Northern people who have gone
down to Georgia to develop the State.
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RALLY on ST. LOUIS.

Tens of thousands of comrades do not need
any urging TO gOto st. Louis. They fully de-
termined TO do this weeks ago. They have
arranged their business, engaged their quar-
tiers, formed their parties, brushed mp their
GAR. suits, and are only waiting the tickets
TO be placed on sale, to secure their transport
tation. They are going, and no minor obstacle
will be allowed TO stand in the way of their
doing so.
Weneed say nothing to them. We address
ourselves to those who are standing irresO-
lute-who are calculating expenses, debating
whether ST. Louis is just the place for hold
ing the National Encampment, and consider
ing whether, taking all things into con-
sideration, it will be really profitable and
pleasant TO attend the Encampment.
To these we say emphatically, GO if you
have the money and the time. You cannot
make better use of either than by devoting
a week TO fraternal Reunion with your old
comrades. 1t will be money and time as
well spent as ever you spent either. You
will have your cares Hghtened, your spirits
raised, your health improved, your heart
strengthened by association with the grand
fellows who helped you save the country,
and who rejoice in the glorious work that
you and they did. You will come back 10
years younger than you went, and with a
new supply of hope and strength for your
business You will have more faith in your
self and those around you. You will live
longer and prosper better because Of your
going"
To say that there is going to be grand
time in st. Louis does not express it. 1t is
going TO be the grandest time that the SOL
diers of this country have known since peace
was declared, and johnny Came Marching
Home" garlanded with victory. The at
tendance is going to be immense-the enthu-
siasm boundless Great rs the concOurse
will be ST. Louis, with her palatial hotels and
countless minor places of entertainment, can
make every one comfortable without the
slightest strain. Where halfmillion peo-
pie live 100000 visitors can he taken care OF
to the satisfaction OF all
Again we say: "Put all doubts and hest
tation aside, and 20 TO ST. Louis. You will
never regret il, but on the contrary will
look back upon the occasion as one of the
most pleasurable and beneficial events in
your hfe-one which you would not have
missed for tenfold all that il cost you in
money. time and effort.r
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GEN. GRIER,s STAFF.

Does any one doubt that the Grand Army
will be in the home of its friends at st.
Louis? If any such doubt does exist
glance over the staff selected by the Grand
Marshal for the big parade, during Eneamp-
ment week should dispel- all uncertainty.
From the resident veterans of st. Louis Gen.
ID. Z. Grier, the Grand Marshal, has selected
Ia Assistant Marshals and ~ Aids. The list
shows many names that the records of the
war put high up on the cOuntry's roll of
honor, and the staff of Gen. Grier will by
itself make brilliant cayalcade of distin-
guished soldiers. And they are the repre-
sentative men of ST. Louis, recognized as
such by the people of the city, who have set
the seal of their recognition by placing many
of them in honorable and responsible civic
positions. Gen. Grier, himself Brigadier
commanding division at the close of the
war; has been elected First Vice-President of
the Merchants Exchange of st. Louis, which
has larger membership than any similar
body in the United States. lie was one of
the General officers under Gen. A. J. Smith
when that noble old veteran rescued the
Banks Red River expedition.
Every soldier who saw service in the
armies of the West will recognize with
pleasure and pride the fitness of the selec-
ton Gen. Grier has made of Gen. A. ]. Smith
for his Chief of staff. His old Commander
is now one of the leading officials of the City
Government of st. Louis, and it was de-
served compliment for the Grand Marshal to
give him the most honorable appointment
he could make. 1t is nearly 80 years since
Gen. Smith entered the Army as Lieutenant
of the ID Dragons in 1888, but the men who
followed his victorious lead in the Sixteenth
Corps will find him vigorous and we'll
served still. He is now, and has been for
many years, the City Auditor of st. Louis.
Another veteran officer of distinction who
is to be one of the Assistant Marshals is
Gen. John W. Turner, Street Commissioner
of St Louis. Gen. Turner graduated from
West Point in 1856, and 10 years later carried
the double stars of Major-General on his
shoulder-straps. Among the Assistant Mar
shals are also Ex-Gov. Thos. G. Fletcher
who held the Executive Chair of Missouri
at the close of the war and had previously
been in active service in the field; Col. d.
p. Dyer, for years recognized as one of the
leading citizens of the State and once the
candidate of the Republican party for Gov
ernor, with many other gentlemen who have
honorable reputation and name all over the
country. Space will not admit of more de
tailed review, but the list of Gen. Grier's
staff will be found by all who care to read
the names eminently worthy of what is
going to be the greatest parade the GAR
has ever made.
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THE cutlery raised against pension attor-
neys is, in fact, against pensions. 1t is the
client, and not the attorney, who is really
the target aimed at. There are thousands of
attorneys who practice before the Pension
Bureau, and complete harmony obtains be-
tween them and Gen. Black, the Commits
sioner. Indeed the unprecedented success
OF Gen Blacks administration is due in no
small degree to the active cooperation and
competence of the attorneys who represent
the claimants.
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HONEY sli as. otherwise h'aR Unregistered letter,
Dosidl Honcy order, or dral On Neto
York sriIl be al uIc risk Of Tic sender.
AGENTS IIc employ no agents. THE NATIONAL
TRIBryE has mdHg g0lluteU cdHUdEscTs, dnd utcy
are generaly honest aud 6a5lftd; but persons sOho
conGde Ucr subscriptions 10 Them must be Their 0i0h
sudges of their responsibility. The paper Unta be ser
osil,j on receipt u tlo subscription price.
ADDRESSES, RENEWALS. Ee.-Addrossos 'riR
De chained as often as desired. Dat each subscriber
should ia osil gue to old as nell dss'e'U address
M rcrsUiag should be careful 10 Send as ne
Label on ne last pa ,cT rsc.iued aud specify any cor
scc,ions or coRges usey desire made "a name or adj
dress.
CORRTSPONDENCE.-C orreSpondence IS solicited
grom crargt section in regard 10 Grand Army PEN
sion hiaflL Agricultural Industrial and Household
,naters aud letters 10 The Editor sDH Arrays Feco'Ce
-,voplj,i attention Hfite on ONE SIDE Of the paper
only We do not return communications OF ndru-
scripts ,tlloSs they are accompanied bg request 10
that eject aud ne accessory postage, and tnde- no
circumstances guarantee a,eir publication al any
special date
zddross al communications 10
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. @.
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WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE.

The total number of applications received
during the week ending Sept. 10 were
3,s71, of which 724 were original invalid !;
351 widows; war Of 1872; 10 bounty land;
81 navy; 1913 claims on account Of Mexican
service, and 9, $50 applications for increase
The total receipts of mail matter were A., 14l
pieces. Tlitre were % $40 letters and cir
culars sent out.
The Army and Navy Survivors Division
furnished for the use of claimants the names
and postoiIice addresses of 3,S52 officers and
comrades.
Report Of certificates issued during week
ending Sept. 10, 1887; Original, 400; in
crease, 439; reissue, 1856; restoration, 80; du-
pleate, l accrued, 40; arrears, o; Act of
March 5, 1883, /; Order of April 3, 1884, 3;
Act of March 3, 1850 Order Oct. 7, 1885, G;
Act of Aug. 4, 1856, 1; Supplemental Act
Aug 4, 1856, 4; Mexican war, 116; total,
1,224. Reissue same date, o.
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ACCOUNTS OF REUNIONS.

Owing to the demand which the National
Encampment has been making on our space
for some weeks, we have not been able to
give as much space rs was desired to re-
ports of Reunions. Many of these are al
ready in type, and will appear in next
weeks paper. We want good report of
every Reunion that takes place in the United
States, and comrades sending them in can
rest assured that they will be thankfully
received, and be published in time.
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A.SaIART ALECK."

1t is comical sometimes to see what an idiot a
fellow can be when he thinks he is doing some
thing particularly smart. In fact, it is usually
the case when man thinks he is doing
stunningly smart thing he is making triple
plated ass of himself. For example, there is a
man somewhere in Wisconsin, and we think
he is postmaster, who does not like the course
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. He is not neees-
sarily fool on this account. There are lots of
people who do not like The NATIONAL tribune
This does not indicate lack of sense so much as
bad taste This particular smart Aleck in
Wisconsin is struck by bright idea as to how
to make his dislike most effective He gets
lot of postal cards, and writes upon them a
denunciation of the course of The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. lie dates them all at different post
offices, signs them with different names, and
directs them to Us. Being postmaster he can
get them into the mails without an Office. stamp
to show that they were all mailed at the same
place, and he merely defaees the stamps with q
dash of the pen across them. Now" he
chuckles to himself, those fellows will think
there is perfect tornado of Indignation against
them sweeping acrcss Wisconsin" But the cards
come to US in the same bunch in which they
left his Office; they are all written in the same
hand; the wording is very nearly the same,
and the same bad mistakes in spelling and
grammar appear in each. Whereupon We read
the cards with smile that there should be such
o painstaking fool, and toss them into the ever
yawning waste-basket.
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PRIVATE DALZELL.
He Attends Two Reunions and Has Pleasant
Time.

He Attends Two Reunions and Has a Pleasant
Time.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: had the
pleasure of being with my wife, who is a good
Grand Army woman, at the Wheeling Reunion,
and next day at the Beallsville Reunion, 80
miles west of Wheeling. Both were splendid
affairs. / will not refer to the unpleasant
features so much talked of by the politicians.
l care nothing about them. / always try to
remember only the bright side of the picture,
and never say word about the unpleasant
side in our Grand Army chat in your excellent
paper Both were full of pleasant and delight
full meetings of old comrades, many of them as
unexpected as they were happy. And not =
man in blue drunk! Not one! Wasn't that
nice? If there was q drunken soldier in all
those vast crowds, did not see him, and thank
God for it : The boys are getting older and
have more sense. They are as rule, sober
men, and we are proud of it. No one can dis
grace the blue but the soldier himself That
is all sat down to write to the boys this time,
Let US all live and die sober men; it won't DO
long and we shall reflect honor ON the GAR.
by so dOing.-PRIvArE DALzELL, Caldwell,
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Mrs Dickey, widow Of Judge T. Lyle Dickey,
of the Illinois Supreme Court died at Chicago
on Monday of heart disease. HeFdeath probably
ends the sensational litigation begun a few days
ago by her step-children TO break their fathers
will He bequeathed his entire estate to his
widow. They claimed that Mrs. Dickey
badgered him into it, and notwithstand-
ing his requests would permit no one but
herself to see him during his last illness.
Judge Dickey was well known cavalry officer
during the war. He was Colonel of the 4th
III. Cav and was at one time Chief of Cavalry
of the District of West Tennessee, with head
quarters at Memphis.
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PURE jealousy.

The animus of many of the papers which
attack THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is pure
jealousy. They envy the wonderful circu-
lation which the paper has attained and the
affection its subscribers have for it. They
hate it because 20 people read it to where
one reads what they say. They cannot re-
strain their bitterness because it is so much
more successful than they are.
So far as their spleeny attacks are con-
cerned, We care absolutely nothing for them.
We invite the closest scrutiny of every act
of the paper. We court the sharpest criti-
cism OF every issue of the paper that we
have put out or may put out. We challenge
any man to point out word or line that
was not inspired by the purest, most I'M
selfish devotion to the best interests of the
veterans We challenge any man to show
another paper in the country which has done
one-hundredth part as much for the soldiers
as THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has.